The Most Over-The-Top Starbucks Around The World
Can you guess where they are just by looking?
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While you might be regular at your local Starbucks shop—and know all the nitty gritty details about which seats are best to snag—there are hundreds of locations across the world that likely blow your neighborhood spot out of the water. Take a look at some of the most stunning stores in the world. If you plan your next big trip around one, you'll get no judgment from us.
Guadalajara, Mexico
Among the calm earthy colors of this Reserve bar location dance an entire ceiling’s worth of aretes de borla, which were hand-crafted by a group of local, interdisciplinary women artisans.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Try not to drop your phone on your face as you snap the unbelievable tiled-covered dome of this staggeringly beautiful Starbucks. It’s located in Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall, a massive shopping extravaganza boasting over 270 stores and 50 restaurants.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This store can be found inside Galerías Pacifico, one of the most famous malls in Argentina. It has stunning vaulted ceilings and murals of sea creatures and ocean cartography.
Valletta, Malta
The country’s first Starbucks is located right on the waterfront and has a pale stone façade and walls. A nautical theme throughout culminates in a floor-to-ceiling wooden art piece of the Siren, whom you may recognize from Starbucks cups.
Boston, MA
This store on Summer Street near South Station has giant wings painted on the wall by a local artist, so customers can buy a frappuccino and then snap a heavenly pic for their Instagram.
Milan, Italy
It took a lot for the Italian market to make room for Starbucks, and the company rewarded the coffee cognoscenti with a massive Roastery in a converted post office. A 22’ bronze cask unfolds and rotates around customers as they watch beans roast.
Austin, TX
Speaker paneling, microphone chandeliers, and spotlight pendant lighting are only fitting for a shop nestled in the live music capital of the world.
Prague, Czech Republic
Store designers at this location tried to respect the history of one of the largest ancient castles in the world: this Starbucks is perched atop Prague Castle. Signage was kept small and painted directly on the walls of the old building, and customers can sip brews while enjoying a bird’s eye view of the city.
Fairfax, VA
The on-campus Starbucks at George Mason University put old books to good use in an art installation. Thirty-four reclaimed library books are arranged to fly around the ceiling of the store.
New Orleans, LA
All that jazz is essential for a NOLA Starbucks! This location features an amazing trombone chandelier, a nod to the city’s jazz history and awesome music scene.
Kuwait City, Kuwait
This store is the first in the Middle East to sell Starbucks Reserve coffees using the Clover brewing method. Customers enjoy their beverages on a patio under palm trees along a cobblestoned walkaway in a stunning light-filled atrium.
Los Angeles, CA
This former gas station was built at the start of the automobile age, which also happened to be a golden era of filmmaking. The coffee shop has become an iconic restoration of a historic landmark.
Seattle, WA
This Main Street shop gives off serious retro vibes with the garage door-like windows and old-timey flag. We can't get enough of the old-school styling of Starbucks' original location on Pike Place in the heart of Seattle.
Instanbul, Turkey
This Starbucks store sits between two continents. Each day, dozens of ferries crisscross the Bosphorus Strait, shuttling passengers east and west between Asia and Europe.
Taipei, Taiwan
Designed as a theater for coffee, this store features a grand Reserve Bar that serves as center stage. Designers even built elevated seating platform so customers can peer over at what's taking place at the coffee bar, no matter where they're sitting.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Starbucks location reflects an eclectic Californian style with art deco elements inspired by the 1930s house it calls home. The space looks like the kind of villa we'd kill to vacation in. Can we rent a room, Starbucks?
Las Vegas, NV
After nightfall, the unique design of this store comes alive with white flashes of light choreographed to music. Taking on the spirit of Vegas, the neon-colored lights put on a true show after dark.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Geometric patterns formed in the world's largest salt flat inspired the decorative elements found throughout this Starbucks store. You've probably seen epic images of the Salar de Uyuni in all its seemingly endless beauty, and its essence comes to life here.
Hanoi, Vietnam
This Starbucks store used natural stones and teak wood to give it a contemporary, calm, and refined feel. On the far wall, a teak tree ring resembles latte art.
Ketchum, ID
The architect behind Ketchum's eye-catching Starbucks recruited an army of local artisans to volunteer to transform the city’s former visitor center. Local legend Warren Miller's historic photos are displayed throughout this location, and a donated photo of local Ernest Hemingway is featured in the meeting room, which was formerly a bank vault.
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